The best potato varieties: description with photo

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

All regions of Russia have different soils, climatic conditions, and water resources. Therefore, the best potato varieties for the Moscow region are not suitable for growing in the Crimea or Siberia. The source material should be carefully selected based on its taste and agronomic characteristics.

Recommended potato varieties for the Moscow region

Farms closest to the capital give preference to early and mid-season varieties. This is due to the short summers and early autumn in the region. Other types of culture may simply not have time to provide the ovary with the required amount of heat and light. As a result, the tubers will turn out to be small and unviable.

ZHUKOVSKY EARLY

The variety has been known since 1993, in common people it is called "forty days", which is deservedly so. The first young tubers can be obtained already on the 41st day after the emergence of full-fledged shoots. Differs in average friability, resistance to drought and rainy weather.

The main feature of "Zhukovsky early" is that the bushes manage to grow a new generation before the invasion of Colorado potato beetle larvae. That is, insecticides do not accumulate in tubers.

It blooms with lilac inflorescences, has eyes on oblong tubers of the same shade. The disadvantages of the variety include poor keeping quality - tubers require special temperature and humidity in storage.

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Meteor

The young hero of fields and gardens became known to summer residents in 2013. 15 institutes worked on its creation. The description of the variety, declared by the producers, has excellent characteristics:

• the first crop is harvested in the 6th week after planting;
• subject to agricultural technology, it gives 10-12 tubers weighing up to 120 g from one bush;
• feels great in loamy soil during prolonged drought.

"Meteor" is good in any form: as mashed potatoes, when baked. Stores perfectly in vacuum bags for future deep-fat frying.

Sandy loam soils with the possibility of irrigation are especially favorable for the cultivation of "Meteor". Then he fully reveals his best qualities. The variety reacts perfectly to fertilizing with mineral fertilizers and organic matter, is not afraid of spring frosts and can be used to obtain a double harvest.

LUCK

For the first time they started talking about the variety in 1994, when Russian breeders entered the plant into the State Register of Breeding Achievements. As a result of many years of work of specialists, the very early potatoes received the best qualities:

• frost resistance; thanks to this, "Udacha" was recognized as the best potato variety for growing in the north-west of Russia, because for normal vegetation and development, 10 degrees of heat is enough for it;
• the first crop can be harvested 45 days after germination, which is important for the fight against the Colorado potato beetle;
• despite the early ripening period, "Luck" tolerates storage and transportation well due to the dense rind on the tubers;
• the taste of this variety does not change at all until the next harvest;
• when grown using organic fertilizers, you can get up to 2 kg of tubers from a bush with a pleasant, yellowish pulp.

The variety does not tolerate a thickened planting, therefore, wide aisles should be left.

As a repellant plant, you can sow the free space between the bushes with calendula. Essential oils fight not only insect pests, but also earth "aggressors".

The best potato varieties for the Chernozem region with photos and descriptions

This region has a high yield of all crops. Under favorable climatic conditions, re-planting of early potato varieties in one season is possible. The zoned plant species give a good harvest and withstand long storage periods.

NEVSKY

Bred in 1976 after crossing the Candidate and Veselovskaya, belongs to the mid-season varieties. Both "parents" gave the best qualities to the variety:

• high yield - up to 2 kg of even, oblong tubers from a bush;
• good ripening times - up to 75 days;
• responsiveness to organic matter and mineral fertilizers;
• the ability to recover from a Colorado potato beetle attack.

With prolonged drought, the variety rolls the leaves into tubes in order to lose as little moisture as possible.

"Nevsky" does not tolerate cold snaps, so harvesting should be done before the first frost.

To get a good harvest, it is better to bring the seed material out into the light in a warm room. This will harden the tubers and help them get enough solanine, a substance poisonous to ground pests.

RED SCARLET

Another mid-season potato variety, one of the best plant species for central Russia. Imported from Holland and included in the State Register as the most productive red-skinned variety. He was highly appreciated by domestic specialists for the following characteristics:

• resistance to late blight of tubers;
• compactness of the bush;
• excellent taste;
• unpretentiousness in care and agricultural technology.

It is important to form high ridges on time in the beds with "Red Scarlet" and completely mow the above-ground part of the bushes 10 days before harvesting. This will enable the tubers to form a dense skin, which is important for good and long-term storage.

RAMOS

Another foreign "guest" of the Dutch selection, grown on an industrial scale in the Black Earth Region. This is because it is good for frying, boils a little and gives a crispy crust with a delicate appetizing pulp when making French fries.

The variety is classified as a mid-season plant, the first young tubers can be harvested on the 60th day after germination. The best qualities of the variety:

• early maturity and friendly growth of tubers;
• resistance to lack of moisture and cold snap;
• excellent keeping quality, due to which it belongs to the best varieties of potatoes for storage for the winter.

The only drawback of the variety is its susceptibility to late blight. Therefore, the plantings should be treated with special pesticides in time.

The variety gives large tubers, so the distance between the bushes should be at least 35 cm.

The best potato varieties from Belarus

Everyone knows that this friendly state is famous for its bulb and its taste characteristics. Some varieties were brought to Russia and zoned for various regions of the country.

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Scarb

At home, this variety occupies 30% of the entire sown area allotted for culture. And it is not in vain - its taste and technical qualities exceed most of such indicators of comrades in percentage ratio with standard types of Russian selection for a number of characteristics:

• shallow eyes, as seen in the photo. Therefore, it is good to clean tubers in industrial machines;
• resistance to major diseases of nightshade;
• high yield - up to 630 c / ha;
• a long dormant period, so the tubers of this variety can be used for a full meal almost all year round.

The variety does not like cold and too wet soil when planting. Therefore, it should be sent to the beds only when the spring heat warms up the earth to 13 degrees.

VESNYANKA

It is considered the best potato variety in terms of taste in Belarus. Included in the Russian State Register of Breeding Achievements since 2008, it belongs to the late varieties of culture. Recommended for cultivation in the middle lane and southern regions of the country. Loved by gardeners for the following characteristics:

• excellent taste when frying and in soups;
• high yield - up to 10 tubers weighing 130 g in bushes;
• responds well to feeding;
• undemanding to soil;
• tolerates prolonged drought.

To get a friendly harvest and high keeping quality, it is recommended to germinate the seed for 2 weeks in the light. Judging by the reviews of gardeners, the variety is quite hardy in relation to the most common diseases of the nightshade - cancer and phytophthora.

Outcomes

1. For different regions of Russia, zoned potato varieties should be selected.
2. Early types of culture remain ideal for various regions of the country.
3. It is better to use seed material listed in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation in our own gardens and farms.